So we thought it would be good to update some information that nice folks have sent us and we've found around the Internets about the sport, since this is one of the most highly searched terms for my blog.
Here's a video we shared from our 2007 post:
Being the herding breed that I am, I have to say that I'm a bit fascinated with this Treibball sport.We understand the sport has actually been around since about 2003 in Germany, and officially became a dog sport in 2008 with competitions held there. (If any of my European friends have more info, feel free to leave in the comments :).
From what we can gather, the ultimate goal is for the dog to herd eight large balls into a soccer like net as quickly as possible. These balls originate from a formed triangle in the center of a field. But we see other variations as well - herding through obstacles, lanes, and more.
What I like is that it's something new and fun to learn - and would be great to work on even inside during the heat of summer or cold of winter. Inside I could learn to herd those balls around tables and chairs, before venturing outside to wider spaces.
We found a few sites (use translate.google.com) that may be of interest:
- This site, Treibball, has some links to starting training, exercises, a blog and more.
- And here's a Wiki that explains some about the sport, which we believe is also called 'Drift Ball' (EDIT: Drive Ball) from what we can gather from translations. This site also has some tips on what rewards are important in teaching Treibball.
We received several emails in the past year about more info for folks to learn more about Treibball we wanted to share. Now all you have to do is get some competition going, get some video on blu ray movies then on YouTube and have fun!
- There are several Yahoo groups for folks interested, click here to join!
- Sandi Pensinger has put together an ebook on the new sport.
- And if you do a little search in Facebook, once you're logged in you find the American Treibball Association and a few other pages devoted to the sport
Enjoy!
Hi there! Thanks for posting this. We have two locations for Treibball in Colorado: One at Jefferson County Fairgrounds in Golden, and one at a great barn in Thornton. See http://www.wagginswest.com/index.php?id=54 if you are in that area!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the info Hilary!!! So great to see Treibball making it's way to the US!
ReplyDeleteI would be concerned if you do not have a very high level of control over your dog for a "stop" and "send", you will create a dog with serious behavior obsessive hunting, circling, barking and keeping an eye on the ball and things that are big and bold like.
ReplyDeleteHi Life Coach Training,
ReplyDeleteWould you expand more on your comments? Not sure I understand. Our Treibball dogs haven't exhibited these behaviors, but if yours have, I'd like to know more! Thanks.
Hilary Lane
American Treibball Association